All the news these days is good news

I've had a hard time getting my oncologist to do scans. She's afraid there won't be enough change to show anything, apparently. But I finally got a full CT scan and MRI...and wow, *everything* is better. My brain tumor is less than 1/2 its previous size. My adrenal gland is back to normal; my bone mets show nearly normal density (!!YES -- THAT MEANS I CAN BIKE RIDE!!), and even the "innumerable" lung tumors have shrunk, and seem fewer.

Frankly, my oncologist seemed almost confused as she was showing us the scan detail.

Initially, she said, "you'll pretty much stay on this chemo regimen until your body can't take it any more, or it stops working." This week, she admitted there was a third possibility -- you get a break if they can't find any tumors for your chemo to work on. If that's to happen, it's another 3 or 4 'sets' of chemo away -- probably December or January, before she even considers the possibility.

But I have to say, things are looking very good right now.